For the rest of the 9th day of the Premier League, Chelsea had the opportunity to get closer to leader Arsenal by winning against Sunderland this afternoon. Everything started well for the Blues, who opened the scoring in the first minutes thanks to Garnacho (1-0, 4th). But the advantage lasted too little since a poorly returned ball gave Isidor the opportunity to equalize (1-1, 22nd). Without a solution after the break, Chelsea were punished at the end of the match after a nice curl from Talbi (2-1, 90th + 4). Sunderland, promoted this season, therefore flies to second place and two points behind Arsenal, while Chelsea drops to 7th place.
In the other 4 p.m. meeting, Newcastle United struggled to escape Fulham's trap. The Magpies had done the hard part by opening the score thanks to Murphy (1-0, 18th), but Lukic equalized in the second period (1-1, 56th). Finally, it was captain Bruno Guimaraes who saved the Toons by offering victory at the end of the game (2-1, 90th), and allowing his team to move up to 11th place before going to West Ham. Sixteenth, the Cottagers have a fourth defeat in a row before going to challenge the Wolves.
